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White, speaking after Wednesday night's fight card at the Arena at Gwinnett Center outside of Atlanta, had harsh words for his former pay-per-view king who announced he was taking a hiatus from the sport after a controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in November.

"What I heard is Georges St-Pierre is upset about some of the things I said at the (UFC 167) press conference and he's upset that I said that he didn't win the fight, that I thought Johny Hendricks won the fight," White said when asked about GSP's drug-testing comments earlier this week.

"But if that's the case, call me man-to-man. Let's talk on the phone, let's sit down face-to-face. I talked to him after the fight face-to-face, he didn't say any of that to me. So the whole thing is a little weird."

"Everything Georges St-Pierre says is a little kooky," White added.

St-Pierre spoke his mind Tuesday in his native Montreal when asked by a reporter about the UFC not supporting him when he proposed drug testing in the weeks preceding the Hendricks fight.

White said deals for such extra testing never come to fruition.

"You see it in boxing all the time. One guy comes out and says 'I want to do extra drug testing because I'm worried about this guy and I want to see what's going on.' They never come to an agreement. This guy says 'I want to use this one,' this guy says 'I want to use that one.'

"The Nevada State Athletic Commission is going to test them, OK?"

The Nevada commission routinely tests all fighters on its cards for performance-enhancing and illegal street drugs. The commission also does random testing (heavyweight Alistair Overeem tested positive for elevated testosterone on a random test).

The UFC boss also pointed out that St-Pierre asked for the extra tests to prove that he wasn't cheating, not because he thought Hendricks was taking anything.

St-Pierre, he said, had been accused of cheating for years but had never tested positive for anything.

White also defending the sport's drug-testing policies, saying both heavyweight Josh Barnett and opponent Travis Browne were tested before their recent fight because of Barnett's drug history.

"We paid for that drug testing. Also, for him (St-Pierre) to say we're very lenient on drug testing, when we go out of the country and we regulate ourselves we test everybody on the card, not just the main event, not just the co-main event."

White pointed to the Antonio (Bigfoot) Silva-Mark Hunt fight in Australia, where the UFC had tested Silva for testosterone levels.

"So we tested him again after and his levels were through the roof and he got destroyed. Lost the win money that we gave him, lost the bonus money that we gave him, and obviously he's not getting an extra bonus. The guy got smashed, and he's suspended for a year. So if that's lenient on drugs I guess we're lenient then. I mean, I don't even know what to say to it."

White also dumped on St-Pierre for not reaching out with his complaints directly.

"I've been on planes, and doing all this stuff. Lorenzo (UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta) reached out to him and Lorenzo still hasn't heard from him yet. If Georges St-Pierre wants to talk like a man he can pick up the phone and call us or come see us face-to-face, but everything that he said is ridiculous."

I suspect, and I have no facts to back this up, that GSP has seen a lot of fighters at Tristar/Jacksons that ARE on some form of PED which leads GSP to believe there are also a lot of other fighters are as well. Of course he would never actually callout a teammate or throw anyone under the bus, but this his way of trying to clean up the sport as a whole. This is the only thing I can think of to explai why its been such a sore spot for George for so long.

Dana bashed GSP's time off when he first was interviewed by Ariel Helwani and then in the press-conference before GSP arrived. That doesn't seem so "manly" to talk behind someone's back.

Dana's obnoxious attempt at hypermasculinity is a clear illustration of power abuse. One day he'll step down [or may be even forced out] as president of the UFC. At that point, when he stops having power over fighter's lives, fighters won't be afraid to so called "man up" and let the world and Dana know their real feelings on him. Also, I hope one day someone decks him out for his behaviour. Lorenzo's comments on GSP was how a boss with integrity should respond. Then again Lorenzo is class whereas Dana is just an ass.

Dana bashed GSP's time off when he first was interviewed by Ariel Helwani and then in the press-conference before GSP arrived. That doesn't seem so "manly" to talk behind someone's back.

Dana's obnoxious attempt at hypermasculinity is a clear illustration of power abuse. One day he'll step down [or may be even forced out] as president of the UFC. At that point, when he stops having power over fighter's lives, fighters won't be afraid to so called "man up" and let the world and Dana know their real feelings on him. Also, I hope one day someone decks him out for his behaviour. Lorenzo's comments on GSP was how a boss with integrity should respond. Then again Lorenzo is class whereas Dana is just an ass.

I couldn't agree more. The best thing the UfC could do is make Lorenzo the face of the company.

"If a man with no arms and a man with no legs started learning karate, the same light bulb would appear over every head in Japan. That’s right: Glue them together and see if it can kill a panda."

that has ceased to be simply frustrating, and has become a source of low grade anger.

rh

All manner of men came to work for the News: everything from wild young Turks who wanted to rip the world in half and start all over again -- to tired, beer-bellied old hacks who wanted nothing more than to live out their days in peace before a bunch of lunatics ripped the world in half.

I cant wait to see how Dana White changes his attitude once GSP finally does come back, lol.

Hopefully GSP signs with an another organization if he ever comes back. He doesn't need the money and the way Dana treats him might keep GSP far away from UFC in the future. After all GSP seems like the guy who doesn't take trashtalk or disrespect lightly and with the way Dana's been going on lately I don't think he will even stop his campaign against GSP.